Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals a possible mechanism for the regulation of lipid metabolism via vitamin A in rice field eel ().

To understand the effects of vitamin A on lipid deposition in rice field eels, integrated liver transcriptome and metabolome were conducted and the changes in the genes and metabolites were assessed. Three groups of rice field eel were fed with 0, 200, and 16,000 IU/kg vitamin A supplementations in their diets for 70 days. The total lipid content in the whole body of the rice field eels was significantly increased with the vitamin A supplementations ( < 0.

Analysis of the Intestinal Flora in Male Versus Female Swamp Eels ().

This study aimed to analyze the intestinal flora of male versus female swamp eels, which have the unique characteristic of sex reversal. Same-aged swamp eels from the same parents, kept under the same conditions in terms of environment, diet, etc., were used as the study materials.